Alumni Stories

Your Outward Bound Stories

Each story is an adventure worth reading.

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Maurice Cornish - Aberdovey, Wales, 1946

6 February 12

I lived in High Wycombe during most of WWII and in July 1944 I joined the local ...

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Michael Talbot - Ullswater, The Lake District, 1963

4 February 12

I was a member of Mallory Patrol on Course U76 during the winter of 1963. Tradit...

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michael dodman - Eskdale, The Lake District, 1951

31 January 12

I was only 15 at the time and i think i was on course 96, But cannot be shure. i...

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Brian Marshall - Ullswater, The Lake District, 1962

31 January 12

It was one of the coldest winters ever known in the UK. We saw New Year in campe...

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Colin White - Devon on Ashburton, 1967

27 January 12

Toughest moment was the night spent alone on Dartmoor although the trip to Bodmi...

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Robert Gordon Wakeling - Moray Sea School, Burghead Scotland, 1973

23 January 12

I owe your school so much. 2 years after I attended I emigrted to Canada and joi...

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David Wareing - Aberdovey, Wales, 1950

17 January 12

Arrived Aberdovey August 27th 1950. Allocated to Sail Training Ship "Garibaldi" ...

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Julian Baldock - Devon on Ashburton, 1969

16 January 12

I was a Police Cadet with Warwickshire Constabulary when I attended the course a...

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Mike Norris - Aberdovey, Wales, 1976

16 January 12

I was at the Aberdovey Sea School for 4 weeks, September into October 1976, in t...

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